Capcom announced that it has shipped 4 million units of its highly anticipated survival horror game, Resident Evil 5, for its first shipment.

This marks the highest first shipment for the Resident Evil series.

It is important to note that the number does not indicate units sold, as sales data has yet to come in for the game, which released March 13 for North America and Europe.

The game has been out in Japan since March 5, though, and early sales data reveals that nearly 400,000 units have been sold in the first week – an indicator of excellent sales for the series.

Resident Evil 5 fell under some pre-release scrutiny regarding potential “racism” in the game. The game, which is set in Africa, sees the return of Chris Redfield. Early trailers showing Chris gunning down African zombies sparked some criticism about “racist imagery.”

It seems people forgot that they’re zombies. And the fact that the last game featured Spanish zombies, but nobody raised a fuss over that.

Despite the unpleasant insinuations, they seem to ultimately have had little effect on gamers, with the game set to become a well-selling hit.

Over 40 million games in the Resident Evil series has been shipped to date.